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on stage in leesburg, virginia, comedian dennis miller kicked things off with a joke at the expense of the vice president. >> i said what is with this coffee, it is so old and bitter. she said oh, that's just joe being joe. >> reporter: but miller was just the warm-up act. the head liner was the republican nominee. >> there is a north virginia welcome. thank you, virginia. >> reporter: on the heels of the second presidential debate, mitt romney moved to tamp down reviews of an improved performance. >> i think it is interesting that the president still hasn't found an agenda for a second term. >> reporter: romney also criticized the president over possible cuts to the budget. >> unlike cutting this, i would have said maintain our military strength because america's military must be second to none and so strong no one would ever test us. >> reporter: romney has been a familiar face here in virginia. he has made frequent trips here ever since locking up the nomination. romney campaign stills say even with 20 of those days left, many of those days will be spent mere in the commonwealth. ro
on stage in leesburg, virginia, comedian dennis miller kicked things off with a joke at the expense of the vice president. >> i said what is with this coffee, it is so old and bitter. she said oh, that's just joe being joe. >> reporter: but miller was just the warm-up act. the head liner was the republican nominee. >> there is a north virginia welcome. thank you, virginia. >> reporter: on the heels of the second presidential debate, mitt romney moved to tamp down reviews...
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republican nominee, mitt romney, rallied with his supporters in leesburg tonight. tom fitzgerald was there and has romney's reaction to last night's debate. >> governor mitt romney says in their second debate, president obama in his words did not answer questions on stage tuesday night. here in leesburg, the former governor was brought on stage by a former cast member of saturday night. on stage in leesburg, virginia, a committee kicked things off with a joke at the expense of the vice president. >> i said, what is it with this coffee? it's so old and bitter. she said oh, that's just joe being joe. >> but miller was just the warmup act. headliner was the republican nominee. >> there's a north virginia welcome. thank you, virginia. >> on the heels of the second presidential debate, mitt romney moved to tap down reviews of an improved performance by president obama. >> i think it is interesting with two presidential debates going, the president still hasn't found an agenda for a second term. we have an agenda for our term and our agenda is going to get this working a
republican nominee, mitt romney, rallied with his supporters in leesburg tonight. tom fitzgerald was there and has romney's reaction to last night's debate. >> governor mitt romney says in their second debate, president obama in his words did not answer questions on stage tuesday night. here in leesburg, the former governor was brought on stage by a former cast member of saturday night. on stage in leesburg, virginia, a committee kicked things off with a joke at the expense of the vice...
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investigators say most of the trouble has been happening in southwest leesburg. one neighbor said she has been hit three times and she actually woke up to find a sign on fire monday morning. >> i thought about taking it down last friday night but it is kind of a big pain to take it up and put it down and we thought well, the election is just around the corner so we'll just leave it up and not worry about it. i never expected to have it burned. i expected to have it stolen. i didn't expect to have it burned. >> she says she is glad it was not a windy night because the sign was pretty large and her house could have caught fire. >>> an amazing discovery is made. a sound recording of thomas edison from 187-2348 what experts say is the oldest recording of an american voice. it also contains history as first ever recorded musical performance. he made the recording on a phonograph he invented. >>> the ongoing controversy going on over traffic cameras. when people comes through the district, it becomes the wild, wild west and they lose their minds, they lose their bearin
investigators say most of the trouble has been happening in southwest leesburg. one neighbor said she has been hit three times and she actually woke up to find a sign on fire monday morning. >> i thought about taking it down last friday night but it is kind of a big pain to take it up and put it down and we thought well, the election is just around the corner so we'll just leave it up and not worry about it. i never expected to have it burned. i expected to have it stolen. i didn't expect...
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it, we have some rain showers developing once again out towards winchester, front royal, culpeper, leesburg, all getting some light shower activity. i think we will have a period of rain around here for the first part of the day and a lot of clouds. we should start to get drier air in here and we'll lose some of the humidity that is reminiscent of summer humidity we've had around here for the past 24 hours or so. temperatures once again on the mild side. upper 60s and low 70s. we are expecting highs back near 08 today. gradual improvement tonight and tomorrow looks fantastic. i'll have more details on that and we'll take another look at the radar in just a second. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the economy dominated the first presidential debate last night romney said he has plans to fix the economy. president obama said, when he became president four years ago, he was dealing with a major economic crisis. >> i also promised that i would fight every single day on behalf of the american people and the middle class and all those who are strifing to get into the middle class, i've kept that pr
it, we have some rain showers developing once again out towards winchester, front royal, culpeper, leesburg, all getting some light shower activity. i think we will have a period of rain around here for the first part of the day and a lot of clouds. we should start to get drier air in here and we'll lose some of the humidity that is reminiscent of summer humidity we've had around here for the past 24 hours or so. temperatures once again on the mild side. upper 60s and low 70s. we are expecting...
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you know, a leesburg family is going viral with their extreme hall wean decorations. take a look. ♪ gangnam style ♪ >> covered with lights and are choreographed to the song "gangnam style." what's it called, tony? >> gangnam style. >> anyway, he posted it on youtube and already a million and a half hits. it will take thousands of light bulbs and a big electrical bill to put this together. >> we'll get to tony in a bit. work on your own words for the 7:00 show. >> whitney anderson, i can say that name, she's our facebook fan of the day. she says she's a big fan of fox 5 and of tucker barnes. with stormy weather possibly bearing down on the east coast, tucker needs all the good vibes we can send him. leave a comment under whitney's picture for your chance to be monday's fan of the day. >> good vibes. >> time now to send it over to tony and -- >> i thought it was gangnam style. >> it says gangnam style. >> see, that's kind of what i was saying. >> all right. >> we're going to do other things. it's all right. you two can work it out. >> hard hitting news at 7:00. >>>
you know, a leesburg family is going viral with their extreme hall wean decorations. take a look. ♪ gangnam style ♪ >> covered with lights and are choreographed to the song "gangnam style." what's it called, tony? >> gangnam style. >> anyway, he posted it on youtube and already a million and a half hits. it will take thousands of light bulbs and a big electrical bill to put this together. >> we'll get to tony in a bit. work on your own words for the 7:00...
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leesburg, out towards sterling, front royal, winchester, we've gotten some rain as well. again, all of this is kind of lifting off. you can see it lifting off to the north and east but we will see additional showers develop during the course of the day and move through the district. let me show you what is happening. there is an area of low pressure out to the west today. you can't really see it but it is right there in central kentucky and will be lifting up to the greek and dragging with the it the cloud cover and showers through the washington area. you can see we've got additional showers through the carolinas and some will move through from time to time and present the possibility of some showers around here along with mild temperatures. our warm front has come through. with that warm front moving on n our temperatures will be in the mid-70s later today and actually a little humidity out there for your tuesday. so if you like the summertime feel, you will love the next couple of days. our temperatures will be on the mild side. 66 in washington. 69 in annapolis. a lit
leesburg, out towards sterling, front royal, winchester, we've gotten some rain as well. again, all of this is kind of lifting off. you can see it lifting off to the north and east but we will see additional showers develop during the course of the day and move through the district. let me show you what is happening. there is an area of low pressure out to the west today. you can't really see it but it is right there in central kentucky and will be lifting up to the greek and dragging with the...
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. >>> political -- turned in leesburg. the fire investigator's marshal is investigating after someone set fire this week. other signs were stolen or vandalized. most has been happening in southwest leesburg. and one woman said it happened three times on her lawn. >> and thought about taking it down last friday night. but it's a big pain to pull it down and it's around the corner and we will just leave it up. >> i didn't expect to have it burned. stolen yes, but not burned. >> and she's glad it was not windy. the sign was large and her house could have caught fire. >>> the race for the white house hits the final stretch as president obama and mitt romney tour the country. making stops in key battle ground states. fox's john roberts has the latest now from reno, nevada. >> reporter: president obama racking up the miles in an effort to peel up the votes. mr. obama starting his day off in iowa and will be making stops in colorado, nevada, florida, virginia, and ohio the next two days. >> and i had to search to ask you for your
. >>> political -- turned in leesburg. the fire investigator's marshal is investigating after someone set fire this week. other signs were stolen or vandalized. most has been happening in southwest leesburg. and one woman said it happened three times on her lawn. >> and thought about taking it down last friday night. but it's a big pain to pull it down and it's around the corner and we will just leave it up. >> i didn't expect to have it burned. stolen yes, but not burned....
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parts of the area, manassas, leesburg, frederick, you haven't seen a whole lot yet. will shortly and once the rain arrives, it will be with us for the entire day. the rain rates here are going to pick up during the course of the day as the storm gets closer. we're just starting to see the rain. that will be stage one. then we'll be dealing with the winds. let me show you the big picture on sandy. when we went to bed last night. this was a weak category one hurricane. it has picked up in intensity overnight. you see the eye. you had an eye develop during the evening hours. this storm has winds of 85 miles per hour. 941millibars. that would make this a historic hurricane. when and as it gets injected with the cooler air, this hybrid storm will take off and give is heavy rain rates and dangerous winds. we are still thinking landfall just to our north and east, perhaps the bay of delaware, perhaps southern new jersey. that has shifted slightly more south. what i want to feature here is that the computer models are suggesting that the storm will track across northern and
parts of the area, manassas, leesburg, frederick, you haven't seen a whole lot yet. will shortly and once the rain arrives, it will be with us for the entire day. the rain rates here are going to pick up during the course of the day as the storm gets closer. we're just starting to see the rain. that will be stage one. then we'll be dealing with the winds. let me show you the big picture on sandy. when we went to bed last night. this was a weak category one hurricane. it has picked up in...
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abuluzam stabbed 14 people in michigan killing five of them and is accused of stabbing three people in leesburg, virginia, and another in ohio. last spring, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. >>> the only survivor of a deadly car crash was found guilty of being in a stolen vehicle. the no one-year-old was nvicted of unauthorized use of the vehicle and other charges. richardson was one of four inside the stolen vehicle when it crashed in march. the other three died in the fiery crash. >>> and he's to be sentenced december 12th. ahead, two until teammates are vocal on same-sex marriage. >> and you see this? this is a five-gallon bucket of stink bugs haven't you glad this is not your place? the home owner's not too happy. >> and that would be pretty disgusting there. hi, i'm sue palka. the weather today in d.c., just award-winging. the temperatures are comfortable in the low 80s and humidity nice and low. we have a lot of changes to make for the weekend. i'll have the details coming up. >>> lindsay, what is going on in sports? >> the nationals not know what time they play but not w
abuluzam stabbed 14 people in michigan killing five of them and is accused of stabbing three people in leesburg, virginia, and another in ohio. last spring, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. >>> the only survivor of a deadly car crash was found guilty of being in a stolen vehicle. the no one-year-old was nvicted of unauthorized use of the vehicle and other charges. richardson was one of four inside the stolen vehicle when it crashed in march. the other three died in...
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. >>> police in leesburg say they are looking into a suspicious death they learned about overnight woman in her early 20s was up for inside her apartment around 1:00 this morning. police say they were contacted by relatives of the woman who had not been able to make contact with her for a few days. the unclear how the woman died. however, investigators say there is no threat to the public. >>> also making headlines, in prince george's county a prick county jury finds a former fbi agent guilty on all -- a prince george's county jury find a former fbi agent guilty on call counts. he was found guilty for crashing into lawrence garner's vehicle and killing him and seriously injuring his best friend. >>> and a legendary swim coach is under arrest accused of sexually abusing one of his students decades ago. a now 43-year-old woman came forward and said rick curl sexually abused her when she was 13. curl was released on bond. he faces a preliminary hearing on a felony charge in november. >>> president obama is back at the white house after a blistering two days hitting several battleground stat
. >>> police in leesburg say they are looking into a suspicious death they learned about overnight woman in her early 20s was up for inside her apartment around 1:00 this morning. police say they were contacted by relatives of the woman who had not been able to make contact with her for a few days. the unclear how the woman died. however, investigators say there is no threat to the public. >>> also making headlines, in prince george's county a prick county jury finds a former...
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. >> reporter: ed with, romney's campaign broht them to leesburg, virginia and that obama supporters may want a do- over. >> i did what? >> you voted for him. >> no? really? >> reporter: romney himself, though, played it straight. >> i think it's interesting, with two president debates gone, the president hasn't found a agenda for his second term. >> reporter: the president traded music and comedy for sports, comparing romney's tax plan to baseball players who strike out. >> on tuesday, governor romney took another starve trying to sell us the $5 trillion tax cut that favors -- stab trying to sell us the $5 trillion tax cut that favors the rich. >> reporter: romney's momentum is continuing and real clear politics poll average has him leading 47.7% to the president's 46.7%. still, experts warn that the margin is razor thin. >> it takes three, five, or seven days to really see the ripple affects from a major event. >> reporter: and with 19 days left, the one poll that matters is drawing closer every day. and so a quick word about the dinner there that they both attending in new york ci
. >> reporter: ed with, romney's campaign broht them to leesburg, virginia and that obama supporters may want a do- over. >> i did what? >> you voted for him. >> no? really? >> reporter: romney himself, though, played it straight. >> i think it's interesting, with two president debates gone, the president hasn't found a agenda for his second term. >> reporter: the president traded music and comedy for sports, comparing romney's tax plan to baseball...
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. >>> checking the other top stories, police in leesburg say they're looking into a suspicious death they learned about overnight. investigators say a woman in her early 20s was found inside an apartment at the fields of leesburg on edwards ferry road. that was around 1:00 this morning. police say they were contacted by relatives of the woman who had not been able make contact with her for a few days. unclear how the woman died. however, investigators say there is no threat to the public. >>> in maryland, police in prince george's county on the lookout for a possible serial arsonist, this after nine cars were set on fire in less than 24 hours. as you can see, some of the cars are a total loss. all of the cases happened in upper marlboro. police say they will increase patrols, but urge anyone with information to please come forward. >>> turning to the race for the white house, a new fox news poll shows the presidential race tightening in virginia, giving mitt romney the edge over barack obama. independent voters and women remain in the cross hairs for the candidates. fox's doug luzade
. >>> checking the other top stories, police in leesburg say they're looking into a suspicious death they learned about overnight. investigators say a woman in her early 20s was found inside an apartment at the fields of leesburg on edwards ferry road. that was around 1:00 this morning. police say they were contacted by relatives of the woman who had not been able make contact with her for a few days. unclear how the woman died. however, investigators say there is no threat to the...
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right around the leesburg area and reston, you're not warned for these storms, but they're producing very heavy rain and down to our south we know there's going to be a little bit more. you can see some of these yellow areas down toward the culpeper area. let's get in tighter on sentinel radar because i want you to see that this one is moving northeast at 40 and now we have severe thunderstorm warnings in yellow, that's culpeper, madison in orange until 11:45. i think it might get extended maybe moving into fauquier county in the next little while. these have large updrafts. that tells us they're capable of producing hail maybe quarter size and they could produce gusts to 60 miles an hour. you'll be able to see this storm has been intensifying in the last hour and there's plenty f lightning, too. that extends up into montgomery county. bottom line, expect to have thunderstorms off and on throughout the night, a strong cold front throughout the west swinging through later tonight and the morning commute fight feature showers and maybe -- might feature showers and maybe a little fog. w
right around the leesburg area and reston, you're not warned for these storms, but they're producing very heavy rain and down to our south we know there's going to be a little bit more. you can see some of these yellow areas down toward the culpeper area. let's get in tighter on sentinel radar because i want you to see that this one is moving northeast at 40 and now we have severe thunderstorm warnings in yellow, that's culpeper, madison in orange until 11:45. i think it might get extended...
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governor mitt romney will also be in virginia visiting chesapeake in the morning and then campaigning in leesburg tomorrow afternoon. >>> making headlines this morning, good news in the search for two virginia men missing in a montana national park. they have been found safe and sound. neal peckens and jason hiser had been missing since friday in glacier national park. they were hiking when they fell down a ravine. rescuers battled as much as five feet of snow and freezing temperatures to find them. >>> a maryland teenager dead after he was attacked in his home on monday afternoon. relatives say the victim answered a knock on his front door and then an argument broke out and that a shot was fired. prince george's county police say the victim ran back inside to tell his grandmother he had been shot and he later died at the hospital. so far, no word on a possible suspect or motive for the shooting. >>> meanwhile, police are investigating a violent attack inside a montgomery county high school. this happened around lunchtime monday at north wood high in silver spring. 18-year-old shadat terawaly. is
governor mitt romney will also be in virginia visiting chesapeake in the morning and then campaigning in leesburg tomorrow afternoon. >>> making headlines this morning, good news in the search for two virginia men missing in a montana national park. they have been found safe and sound. neal peckens and jason hiser had been missing since friday in glacier national park. they were hiking when they fell down a ravine. rescuers battled as much as five feet of snow and freezing temperatures...
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he is down in chesapeake this afternoon and then up to leesburg for a rally tonight. that is the latest on the presidential race. back to you. >> thank you. >>> what did you think of the second presidential debate? was there a clear winner? let us know what you think on our facebook fan page. search fox 5 morning news and we'll share some of your comments throughout the morning. >> we'll be using some of your tweets and facebook posts for a new show as election day approaches. we'll focus on local and natiol candidates and issues during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday the 6:30:00 p.m. here on fox 5. >>> new this morning, a hearing is scheduled for later today in the case of a u.s. army private first class bradley manning. he was arrested back in 2010 accused of giving classified documents to the whistle-blower web site wikileaks. he is charged with several counts including aiding the enemy and transmitting defense records, all of this are considered death penalty offenses. >>> also this morning, metro's long awaited promise to expand wireless ser
he is down in chesapeake this afternoon and then up to leesburg for a rally tonight. that is the latest on the presidential race. back to you. >> thank you. >>> what did you think of the second presidential debate? was there a clear winner? let us know what you think on our facebook fan page. search fox 5 morning news and we'll share some of your comments throughout the morning. >> we'll be using some of your tweets and facebook posts for a new show as election day...
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he held a rally in leesburg. romney only has two public appearances this week, and he gets ready for -- as he gets ready for next monday's final presidential debate. >>> meanwhile, romney's oldest son, tag, is making headlines for saying he wanted to take a swing at the president while watching tuesday's debate. he made the joking remark during an interview with a north carolina radio station. in response to a question on how it felt to watch the president call his father a liar. he has reportedly taken on a larger role in his father's campaign recently. >>> tonight virginia's senate candidates face off one last time. the latest poll shows democrat tim kaine with a slim lead over republican george allen. it starts at 7:00 in blacksburg tonight. tony? >>> wisdom, the bomb that a bangladesh man wanted to use to blow up the federal reserve building in new york was fake, but the plan was not. he is now under arrest facing serious charges. they insist the public was never in danger because the suspect was under the wa
he held a rally in leesburg. romney only has two public appearances this week, and he gets ready for -- as he gets ready for next monday's final presidential debate. >>> meanwhile, romney's oldest son, tag, is making headlines for saying he wanted to take a swing at the president while watching tuesday's debate. he made the joking remark during an interview with a north carolina radio station. in response to a question on how it felt to watch the president call his father a liar. he...
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we have some troubles heading into leesburg. the accident activity eastbound at business 7 and follow the direction there and finally, eastbound 66, heavy and slow. in fair oaks and leaving monasses through citadel. eastbound 50 for the crash and parkway to cloverdale, follow the direction to get by. that is a check of our fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> you thank you, julie. the the redskins made it official with chris collie and the baseball was a blowout game in san francisco. >> and where is dave ross? >> yeah. >> and you heard the since oftony bent? >> yeah. >> and he sang god bless america in one of the two areas. >> i did not know that. >> i implore you, do it again for the world series. >> it was? >> it was a treat. >> i don't know those days, but -- . >> 89. >> and he sounds great and to get him out there was spectacular. >> all right. >> he's not 89. >> did you make that up? >> yeah. >> i bought it. [ laughter ] >> and it was in san francisco. i can come out and sing every game, right? >> and st. louis thought they had thi
we have some troubles heading into leesburg. the accident activity eastbound at business 7 and follow the direction there and finally, eastbound 66, heavy and slow. in fair oaks and leaving monasses through citadel. eastbound 50 for the crash and parkway to cloverdale, follow the direction to get by. that is a check of our fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> you thank you, julie. the the redskins made it official with chris collie and the baseball was a blowout game in san francisco. >>...
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today, mitt romney will rally in chesapeake and speak in leesburg. president obama will be back on the road in the midwest in cedar rapids, iowa, and athens, ohio. >> all right. >>> three minutes after the hour now, coming to you later than we do. >> yeah. >> and that is a good political weather. >> should be a beautiful day. another gorgeous day up here with lots of sunshine expected and the high temperatures, warmer than yesterday and about 70s for afternoon highs and it won't be a perfectly sunny day but a dry day and the high pressure is moving overhead and should be nice and dry. the temperature at the national, 95 degrees. dulles, 38; very chilly, west and north of the city. bwi marshal, 43; a cool start to the day and should be very nice this afternoon with the high temperatures near 70 by 5:00 p.m. and get out and enjoy the lead as it changes colors. >>> a busy ride continues around the capital, landover and green belt. slowdowns on the inner loop to the beltway and to the wilson bridge. 30 miles per hour from 210 to 295. we have the stalled
today, mitt romney will rally in chesapeake and speak in leesburg. president obama will be back on the road in the midwest in cedar rapids, iowa, and athens, ohio. >> all right. >>> three minutes after the hour now, coming to you later than we do. >> yeah. >> and that is a good political weather. >> should be a beautiful day. another gorgeous day up here with lots of sunshine expected and the high temperatures, warmer than yesterday and about 70s for afternoon...
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we're bakes pies this year that my uncle stephen, in leesburg, they're baking and sending them to us here. and kettle corn. we bought a new smoker and are doing barbecue on the weekends, which is to die for. >> reporter: could stay out here all day and have every single meal. >> absolutely. what we do. >> reporter: or all desserts. we were talking earlier, too, it's interesting how much you try to bring in and make sure this is all local. the products, the produce, that type of thing. >> yeah. we get as much local as we can. a lot of our pumpkins come from southern pennsylvania and lancaster county. the cider comes from virginia. the apples it's as local as we can get it. >> reporter: i know eric, we were talking earlier about why this year is a big year for pumpkins. as a farmer, you know like every year it depends on the weather. >> exactly. >> reporter: this year is a pretty good year for the pumpkins. you got a couple here you pulled off the lot for us. tell us why this was a good year. >> like the planets were aligned just right. got off to a dry start in the growing season and
we're bakes pies this year that my uncle stephen, in leesburg, they're baking and sending them to us here. and kettle corn. we bought a new smoker and are doing barbecue on the weekends, which is to die for. >> reporter: could stay out here all day and have every single meal. >> absolutely. what we do. >> reporter: or all desserts. we were talking earlier, too, it's interesting how much you try to bring in and make sure this is all local. the products, the produce, that type...
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it is working through the region west to east here so leesburg, reston, now getting some light shower activity as you go out 66 towards manassas and gainesville. we are getting light showers as well. once we get this batch of showers east of us later this morning, we should see gradual improvement. later this afternoon, kind of a partly sunny afternoon with drier air working in from the north and west. things will gradually get better around here for our thursday. >> good. >> that was kind of a question mark. it is thursday, right? >> i thought you were talking about the part that it was going to get better. >> i know that part. i wasn't sure what day of the week it was. week it was. here is your forecast. daytime highs in the low 80s with partial sunshine late this afternoon. winds will pick up out of the north and west and you will feel the drier air moving back in. >> i actually woke up thinking is it really thursday? at first, i thought it was wednesday so i was super happy. >> i wasn't sure until you just told me. now that i realize it's friday eve, get the party started early. >
it is working through the region west to east here so leesburg, reston, now getting some light shower activity as you go out 66 towards manassas and gainesville. we are getting light showers as well. once we get this batch of showers east of us later this morning, we should see gradual improvement. later this afternoon, kind of a partly sunny afternoon with drier air working in from the north and west. things will gradually get better around here for our thursday. >> good. >> that...
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as you get west of the city here, out towards leesburg and reston, visibility still 0.25- mile or less. montgomery county and northern maryland, visibility still greatly reduced. washington, still fog to the east, fog as well. things should get better. dense fog advisory continues for mother half hour or so -- another half hour or so. expanded this at about 8:15 this morning to include the washington, d.c. and counties close. earlier it was the mountain communities. many of us here under dense fog advisory with the exception of southern maryland and the lower eastern shore until 10:00 this morning. hang in there. it will get better. mid-80s later today. currently 71 in washington. 60s north and west of the front. 66this morning in gaithersburg. annapolis already 76 degrees. our temperatures will get up into the 80s. flow out of the south, you can see that flow in the atmosphere. should be on the warm side of things later today. getting breaks in the clouds off to the south. sneak a little sunshine from time to time. maybe a partly to mostly cloudy afternoon and a dry afternoon. not exp
as you get west of the city here, out towards leesburg and reston, visibility still 0.25- mile or less. montgomery county and northern maryland, visibility still greatly reduced. washington, still fog to the east, fog as well. things should get better. dense fog advisory continues for mother half hour or so -- another half hour or so. expanded this at about 8:15 this morning to include the washington, d.c. and counties close. earlier it was the mountain communities. many of us here under dense...
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last night he rallied voters in leesburg and got a round of applause. the president will speak tonight at the alfred e. murray dinner in new york city tonight. >>> we are also learning where the president will be on electi campaign sources are saying he'll be at the mccormick place convention center in chicago. no reasons were given especially, but they say it makes sense from a security point of view. >>> the final debate for virginia senate seat is tonight. former democratic governor tim kaine will face off against former republican governor george allen. they debated twice already. this last debate is scheduled for 7:00 tonight on the campus of virginia tech in blacksburg. >>> reminder that we have a new show debuting as election day approaches. fox5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on both local and national candidates and issues during the final two weeks of campaign. it starts monday night at 6:30 right here on fox 5. >>> weekly unemployment numbers are often talked about on the campaign trail. they likely will be again today. new applications
last night he rallied voters in leesburg and got a round of applause. the president will speak tonight at the alfred e. murray dinner in new york city tonight. >>> we are also learning where the president will be on electi campaign sources are saying he'll be at the mccormick place convention center in chicago. no reasons were given especially, but they say it makes sense from a security point of view. >>> the final debate for virginia senate seat is tonight. former democratic...
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halloween parade in leesburg, and that is canceled for 2012. it's a popular one. >> reporter: enough of the negative. let's go to the treats. we're going to talk about what's on. spooky tots. >> spooky tots is starting at 10:00 at the washingtonian center and fairfax corner. those are for toddlers. they'll have eric energy out there, lots of entertainment. matt science will be out there. >> reporter: mallaween. >> a lot of malls will have store to store trick or treating. indoors. you can take the kids out there. >> reporter: smithsonian? >> they're going to have a performance by the great zucchini. >> reporter: always popular with kids. jonah's treehouse concert? >> 3:30 and 4:30 at the d.c. location. >> reporter: adventure kids play care? >> drop off play care, lots of great spooky entertainment. >> reporter: in fact, to talk more about that, we have mia who is with the place. good morning to you. happy halloween. >> happy halloween. >> reporter: tell me about it. because you're relatively new. >> we're a one-of-a-kind drop in child care cent
halloween parade in leesburg, and that is canceled for 2012. it's a popular one. >> reporter: enough of the negative. let's go to the treats. we're going to talk about what's on. spooky tots. >> spooky tots is starting at 10:00 at the washingtonian center and fairfax corner. those are for toddlers. they'll have eric energy out there, lots of entertainment. matt science will be out there. >> reporter: mallaween. >> a lot of malls will have store to store trick or...
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last debate and romney will return to virginia today with campaign stops planned in chesapeake and in leesburg. president obama will be campaigning in iowa and ohio. >>> the candidates continue the fight over battleground states. republican vice president aol nominee paul ryan campaigned in virginia yesterday making a stop at a rally in lynchburg b3,000 people were on hand for that. congressman ryan accused president obama of weakening the military. he made a stop in fredericksburg as well. ksburg >>> the president of gallaudet university says he wants to work with the school's chief diversity officer who was put on leave after signing a petition calling for a referendum to maryland and same- sex marriage law. the issue has been a topic, a hot topic at the nation's most well known university for the hearing impaired. some say the university administration is primarily at fault. others blame the university's chief diversity administrator. >> i was shocked, hurt, insulted. you was humiliated. i offered to have a campus-wide dialogue this o. this very sensitive issue. i believe in civil discourse
last debate and romney will return to virginia today with campaign stops planned in chesapeake and in leesburg. president obama will be campaigning in iowa and ohio. >>> the candidates continue the fight over battleground states. republican vice president aol nominee paul ryan campaigned in virginia yesterday making a stop at a rally in lynchburg b3,000 people were on hand for that. congressman ryan accused president obama of weakening the military. he made a stop in fredericksburg as...
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. >>> a woman is found dead in an apartment in leesburg, virginia. the discovery was made by police early this morning. the woman's relatives had called investigators after they hadn't heard from her in a few days. police aren't saying how she died, but call the incident isolated and stress that there's no threat to the public. >>> president obama will be at the white house today, he has several interviews scheduled, including one with mtv. governor mitt romney will campaign in ohio and iowa. and monday, president obama returns to virginia. >>> a new fox new poll of likely voters in virginia shows governor romney with 47% support compared to president obama's 45%. >>> and president obama is now first sitting u.s. president to vote before election day. he cast his vote at a polling site near his chicago home yesterday. illinois is one of several states that has early voting. the campaign camp says his participation will send a strong message to voters. >>> a lot of money pouring into the race. as of yesterday both campaigns have raised $2 billion. the
. >>> a woman is found dead in an apartment in leesburg, virginia. the discovery was made by police early this morning. the woman's relatives had called investigators after they hadn't heard from her in a few days. police aren't saying how she died, but call the incident isolated and stress that there's no threat to the public. >>> president obama will be at the white house today, he has several interviews scheduled, including one with mtv. governor mitt romney will campaign...
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coming out of leesburg, not so bad along route 7 but we do have a portion of flooding that is causing some problems. whites ferry we are told not in service today west of whites ferry road west of 28 is where we have a large tree down. westbound on 50, approaching the beltway, stay to the right to get by there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get the subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. but amazingly, there were no deaths. and the stock market is finally set to open using backup generators this morning. later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris christie to tour parts of new jersey. >>> airports in the new york area are beginning to resume some nights but look at this. this is la guardia airport under water. a bird's eye view there you can see shows flooded runways. new york, of co
coming out of leesburg, not so bad along route 7 but we do have a portion of flooding that is causing some problems. whites ferry we are told not in service today west of whites ferry road west of 28 is where we have a large tree down. westbound on 50, approaching the beltway, stay to the right to get by there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. up in new york, there is unprecedented...
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it's nothing like last night, but as we get in a little closer here out toward the leesburg area and reston you've got some very light sprinkles even through the great falls area. this is not anything real heavy, but we'll keep a few showers in the forecast overnight. the real story, though, is the cold. check out these high temperatures today. it has been a while and yes, it is a huge adjustment from all that heat that we had, especially as you mentioned 80 degrees saturday. check out temperatures right now. the district is still 51, but the suburbs down to the mid-40s and it will fall from there. we're not worried about frost locally or any kind of freeze, but in the purple area out to the highlands where there was snow mixed in with rain above 2,500 feet today, you've got a freeze warning going until 9 a.m. you can follow that all the way up to pittsburgh and upstate new york with frost and freeze advisories. here's what we expect overnight, dropping down to 38 degrees in frederick and hagerstown, 39 culpeper and winchester, about 45 degrees in the district. yes, that's cool. mayb
it's nothing like last night, but as we get in a little closer here out toward the leesburg area and reston you've got some very light sprinkles even through the great falls area. this is not anything real heavy, but we'll keep a few showers in the forecast overnight. the real story, though, is the cold. check out these high temperatures today. it has been a while and yes, it is a huge adjustment from all that heat that we had, especially as you mentioned 80 degrees saturday. check out...
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showers, even some heavier rain falling across the region as we speak out towards reston and leesburg. getting a pretty good rain rate here and then off to the east and south into prince george's county up towards crofton and bowie. rain rate as well pretty good. so rain will be with us here for the first part of the day. i think we'll even see showersling near the afternoon. the steadier rain should start to fall off a little later. there you go. that is an amazing sight. you will not see that any time soon. big swirling area of circulation here. center of what was left over of sandy is right there in southern pennsylvania. of course, it lost its identity here as it moved inland last night. it is basically just what we call an extra tropical system at this hour and it will be lifting off gradually to the north and north and west during the course of the day. so as it gets farther away from the area, our winds will lighten up and eventually the rain will start to fall off but you can see, we've still got several more hours of steady rain and at this point, the soil is saturated. most
showers, even some heavier rain falling across the region as we speak out towards reston and leesburg. getting a pretty good rain rate here and then off to the east and south into prince george's county up towards crofton and bowie. rain rate as well pretty good. so rain will be with us here for the first part of the day. i think we'll even see showersling near the afternoon. the steadier rain should start to fall off a little later. there you go. that is an amazing sight. you will not see that...
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it is now very close to the district here, reston, as you get out towards leesburg, had a sprinkle or two and then a little batch there just south of the city as you work down 95 between generally washington and fredericksburg. we are getting some rain showers as well. that will be crossing the potomac and over towards waldorf and la plata here before long. this is all associated with this frontal system that has been moving oh, so slowly and will continue to kind of track east during the morning. so we'll have some early showers and then we'll be dealing with cloud cover for much of the morning. but by later this afternoon, a little bit more in the way of sunshine and a little bit more in the way of drier air will start to work in from the north and west. it should gradually bet more comfortable later today. temperature at reagan national, 73 degrees. notice your cooler air north and west. 51 in columbus this morning and 60 in detroit. some of their air will get in here later tonight. we are going to be improving things gradually over our thursday. 82 your daytime high. it will be a
it is now very close to the district here, reston, as you get out towards leesburg, had a sprinkle or two and then a little batch there just south of the city as you work down 95 between generally washington and fredericksburg. we are getting some rain showers as well. that will be crossing the potomac and over towards waldorf and la plata here before long. this is all associated with this frontal system that has been moving oh, so slowly and will continue to kind of track east during the...
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he is down in chesapeake this afternoon and comes up to leesburg later tonight. all this last minute maneuvering is lost for millions of americans because they have already voted. >>> we want to get to some of the comments on our facebook fan page. jean writes, i think mr. obama did a lot better. mr.romney wasn't very forthcoming in his answers. my minding finally made up. >> run said i do not like the y the country is progressing. i am ready for i change. don't know where it can happen with either candidate. we'll also be using some of your tweets and facebook comments for a new show that is debuting as election day approaches. it will focus on local and national candidates and issues during the final two weeks of the campaign. it all starts next monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> new this morning, u.s. army private first class bradley manning will face a judge today at fort meade in maryland for charges faces of aiding the enemy. manning was arrested back in 2010 and is accused of providing classified documents to wikileaks. >>> the plan to have fu
he is down in chesapeake this afternoon and comes up to leesburg later tonight. all this last minute maneuvering is lost for millions of americans because they have already voted. >>> we want to get to some of the comments on our facebook fan page. jean writes, i think mr. obama did a lot better. mr.romney wasn't very forthcoming in his answers. my minding finally made up. >> run said i do not like the y the country is progressing. i am ready for i change. don't know where it can...
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republican nominee mitt romney rallied with his supporters in leesburg. tonight, romney speaks at the annual alfred smith memorial foundation dinner. >> and he is not the only one. president obama also addressing that dinner in new york city tonight but first, later today, the president atentdz a campaign rally in manchester, new hampshire. tomorrow, he is back in virginia with an event in fairfax, virginia. -- attends a campaign rally in manchester, nam and a -- new hampshire. >>> a reminder we have a new show debuting as election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on both local and national candidates and issues during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> coming up, rap star flava flav behind bars. >> police make a stunning mistake. details of what they did to a man they thought was carrying a sword. we'll explain next as we check more headlines. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control... and the basic women's health care services planned parenthood
republican nominee mitt romney rallied with his supporters in leesburg. tonight, romney speaks at the annual alfred smith memorial foundation dinner. >> and he is not the only one. president obama also addressing that dinner in new york city tonight but first, later today, the president atentdz a campaign rally in manchester, new hampshire. tomorrow, he is back in virginia with an event in fairfax, virginia. -- attends a campaign rally in manchester, nam and a -- new hampshire....
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culpeper county had a lot of flooding not too far from leesburg 2.2 inches reported and on up into howard county and frederick some very heavy rain, but again only in that band. other places only got a few tenths of an inch as we saw down in charles county. tonight not much left. we have a little drizzle and fog. this little batch trying to get in a bit closer is moving north. we'll keep a chance for a shower in overnight because this frontal boundary is trying to move through. the heaviest of it was early this morning. again lighter showers still may be around tonight and i think there might be a slight chance of a shower tomorrow afternoon as the frontal boundary comes in and maybe a thunderstorm but not a huge chance. our dilemma tomorrow is a couple things. first of all, the temperature. we're going for 85 degrees. if this warm front doesn't go through, it could be 10 degrees cooler than that. if it lurks in the area, we may have a better focus for showers and storms tomorrow, but right now we'll stick with the 80s. expect a warm day. if the sun tries to pop through, you'll know that
culpeper county had a lot of flooding not too far from leesburg 2.2 inches reported and on up into howard county and frederick some very heavy rain, but again only in that band. other places only got a few tenths of an inch as we saw down in charles county. tonight not much left. we have a little drizzle and fog. this little batch trying to get in a bit closer is moving north. we'll keep a chance for a shower in overnight because this frontal boundary is trying to move through. the heaviest of...
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concentration of it right now for western sections of montgomery, eastern parts of loudon, there for leesburg, reston, great falls. this is just a little light rain, nothing heavy, nothing that will add to any type of flooding situation. so you don't need to worry about that. temperatures don't downright chilly. we started off -- downright chilly. you add in a little wind. the wind chill value is in the 30s for just about all locations. quantico is 43, leonardtown 41, annapolis 45 and here in town you can see there 43 degrees. the winds not much, generally below 10 miles per hour which is almost hard to believe, but these things happen. light rain right through the evening hours. just keep the umbrella handy if you're going to be out and an overcoat, too because it's definitely chilly. we'll fall off into the upper 30s, looks like the next few days we're stuck in the 50s, but we will be fairly dry it looks like right on through the weekend. >>> more than 7,000 people downloaded the fox 5 weather app at the height of the storm last night. you can check the weather any time with the app. downlo
concentration of it right now for western sections of montgomery, eastern parts of loudon, there for leesburg, reston, great falls. this is just a little light rain, nothing heavy, nothing that will add to any type of flooding situation. so you don't need to worry about that. temperatures don't downright chilly. we started off -- downright chilly. you add in a little wind. the wind chill value is in the 30s for just about all locations. quantico is 43, leonardtown 41, annapolis 45 and here in...
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we have on the back side of this a few more showers developing back towards reston and leesburg. dulles 70, nice and warm, humid start to your day. you're really going to notice that humidity again as you head out this morning. bwi marshal71. your forecast for today, lots of clouds for the first half of your day. we are going to warm it up again, but by later this afternoon some sunshine breaks out and you're going to notice on a northwest wind, the humidity starting to push back a little bit. so more comfortable air moving in today and tonight. i'll have more details on that in just a few minutes. tony and allison, back upstairs to you. >> tucker, thank you very much. >>> to the presidential race now, country music star trace adkins is appearing in a campaign ad tonight with mitt romney outside of charlottesville shenandoah valley and president obama campaigns in colorado and ohio. he'll be in virginia tomorrow. >> both are trying to capitalize on any points scored in last night's presidential debate. nicole collins is live on capitol hill to tell us more about what happened las
we have on the back side of this a few more showers developing back towards reston and leesburg. dulles 70, nice and warm, humid start to your day. you're really going to notice that humidity again as you head out this morning. bwi marshal71. your forecast for today, lots of clouds for the first half of your day. we are going to warm it up again, but by later this afternoon some sunshine breaks out and you're going to notice on a northwest wind, the humidity starting to push back a little bit....
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romney will be back 2349 commonwealth tomorrow with -- in the commonwealth tomorrow with chesapeake and leesburg stops planned. >>> there's news in the senate race in virginia. today the "washington post" wrote a strong endorsement of tim kaine on the editorial page. it said quote cain is a better choice by leaps and bounds than republican george allen. the paper cited the hyperbole given by allen and that it was vague. >>> and checking today's other top stories, today members of the d.c. city council will likely announce recommendations to lower speeding ticket fines in the district. right now fines vary depending on the number of miles over the speed limit. they can be as much as $250 but also double if not paid within 30 days, council members tommy wells and mary cheh organized a special task force to look into the fines, virginia and maryland average about $40 a ticket. >>> still no word on a motive nor a suspect in the shooting death of a teenager in prince george's county. this happened monday afternoon in hillcrest heights. the teenager's family -- his family tells fox 5 the victim answer
romney will be back 2349 commonwealth tomorrow with -- in the commonwealth tomorrow with chesapeake and leesburg stops planned. >>> there's news in the senate race in virginia. today the "washington post" wrote a strong endorsement of tim kaine on the editorial page. it said quote cain is a better choice by leaps and bounds than republican george allen. the paper cited the hyperbole given by allen and that it was vague. >>> and checking today's other top stories,...